10 files changed, 468 insertions, 29 deletions

diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c1cd7bd..2920742 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 m4_define([tpl_major_version], [0])
-m4_define([tpl_minor_version], [8])
+m4_define([tpl_minor_version], [9])
 m4_define([tpl_micro_version], [0])
 m4_define([tpl_nano_version], [1])
 
diff --git a/data/org.freedesktop.Telepathy.Logger.gschema.xml.in b/data/org.freedesktop.Telepathy.Logger.gschema.xml.in
index ddb4c15..ca39e36 100644
--- a/data/org.freedesktop.Telepathy.Logger.gschema.xml.in
+++ b/data/org.freedesktop.Telepathy.Logger.gschema.xml.in
@@ -8,5 +8,10 @@
         "false" will completely disable all logging.
       </_description>
     </key>
+    <key name="ignorelist" type="as">
+      <default>[]</default>
+      <_summary>Ignore list</_summary>
+      <_description>Conversations with entities with ID listed here will not be logged.</_description>
+    </key>
   </schema>
 </schemalist>
diff --git a/telepathy-logger/conf-internal.h b/telepathy-logger/conf-internal.h
index bf80860..f88aa33 100644
--- a/telepathy-logger/conf-internal.h
+++ b/telepathy-logger/conf-internal.h
@@ -49,12 +49,10 @@ GType _tpl_conf_get_type (void);
 TplConf *_tpl_conf_dup (void);
 
 gboolean  _tpl_conf_is_globally_enabled (TplConf *self);
-gboolean _tpl_conf_is_account_ignored (TplConf *self,
-    const gchar *account_path);
-// GSList *_tpl_conf_get_accounts_ignorelist (TplConf *self);
+const gchar **_tpl_conf_get_ignorelist (TplConf *self);
 
 void _tpl_conf_globally_enable (TplConf *self, gboolean enable);
-// void _tpl_conf_set_accounts_ignorelist (TplConf *self, GSList *newlist);
+void _tpl_conf_set_ignorelist (TplConf *self, const gchar **newlist);
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif // __TPL_CONF_H__
diff --git a/telepathy-logger/conf.c b/telepathy-logger/conf.c
index d9e21fb..888114d 100644
--- a/telepathy-logger/conf.c
+++ b/telepathy-logger/conf.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ static TplConf *conf_singleton = NULL;
 typedef struct
 {
   gboolean test_mode;
+  gchar **ignore_list;
   GSettings *gsettings;
 } TplConfPriv;
 
@@ -49,7 +50,8 @@ typedef struct
 enum /* properties */
 {
   PROP_0,
-  PROP_GLOBALLY_ENABLED
+  PROP_GLOBALLY_ENABLED,
+  PROP_IGNORE_LIST,
 };
 
 
@@ -108,6 +110,9 @@ tpl_conf_finalize (GObject *obj)
 
   priv = GET_PRIV (obj);
 
+  g_strfreev (priv->ignore_list);
+  priv->ignore_list = NULL;
+
   if (priv->gsettings != NULL)
     {
       g_object_unref (priv->gsettings);
@@ -157,6 +162,12 @@ _tpl_conf_class_init (TplConfClass *klass)
         TRUE,
         G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS | G_PARAM_READWRITE));
 
+  g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_IGNORE_LIST,
+      g_param_spec_pointer ("ignore-list",
+        "Ignore List",
+        "List of TplEntities with which not to log conversations.",
+        G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+
   g_type_class_add_private (object_class, sizeof (TplConfPriv));
 }
 
@@ -178,6 +189,8 @@ _tpl_conf_init (TplConf *self)
       g_signal_connect (priv->gsettings, "changed::" KEY_ENABLED,
           G_CALLBACK (_notify_globally_enable), self);
     }
+
+  priv->ignore_list = NULL;
 }
 
 
@@ -243,3 +256,53 @@ _tpl_conf_globally_enable (TplConf *self,
   g_settings_set_boolean (GET_PRIV (self)->gsettings,
       KEY_ENABLED, enable);
 }
+
+/**
+ * _tpl_conf_set_accounts_ignorelist:
+ * @self: a TplConf instance
+ * @newlist: a NULL-terminated list of account/entity IDs that should not be logged
+ */
+void
+_tpl_conf_set_ignorelist (TplConf *self,
+    const gchar **newlist)
+{
+  TplConfPriv *priv;
+
+  g_return_if_fail (TPL_IS_CONF (self));
+
+  priv = GET_PRIV (self);
+
+  if (!priv->test_mode) {
+    g_settings_set_strv (GET_PRIV (self)->gsettings, "ignorelist", newlist);
+  }
+
+  g_strfreev (priv->ignore_list);
+  priv->ignore_list = g_strdupv ((gchar **) newlist);
+
+  g_object_notify (G_OBJECT (self), "ignore-list");
+}
+
+/**
+ * _tpl_conf_get_accounts_ignorelist:
+ * @self: a TplConf instance
+ *
+ * Provides list of IDs in "account_id/entity_id" format. Events from or to
+ * this entities should not be logged.
+ *
+ * Returns: (transfer none) NULL-terminated list of contact IDs.
+ */
+const gchar **
+_tpl_conf_get_ignorelist (TplConf *self)
+{
+  TplConfPriv *priv;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (TPL_IS_CONF (self), NULL);
+
+  priv = GET_PRIV (self);
+
+  if ((priv->ignore_list == NULL) && (!priv->test_mode)) {
+    priv->ignore_list = g_settings_get_strv (priv->gsettings, "ignorelist");
+  }
+
+  return (const gchar **) priv->ignore_list;
+}
diff --git a/telepathy-logger/log-manager.c b/telepathy-logger/log-manager.c
index 37ff1d4..4fc0770 100644
--- a/telepathy-logger/log-manager.c
+++ b/telepathy-logger/log-manager.c
@@ -308,7 +308,6 @@ tpl_log_manager_dup_singleton (void)
   return g_object_new (TPL_TYPE_LOG_MANAGER, NULL);
 }
 
-
 /*
  * _tpl_log_manager_add_event:
  * @manager: the log manager
@@ -329,6 +328,9 @@ _tpl_log_manager_add_event (TplLogManager *manager,
   GList *l;
   gboolean retval = FALSE;
 
+  TplEntity *target;
+  TpAccount *account;
+
   g_return_val_if_fail (error == NULL || *error == NULL, FALSE);
   g_return_val_if_fail (TPL_IS_LOG_MANAGER (manager), FALSE);
   g_return_val_if_fail (TPL_IS_EVENT (event), FALSE);
@@ -341,6 +343,18 @@ _tpl_log_manager_add_event (TplLogManager *manager,
       return FALSE;
     }
 
+  account = tpl_event_get_account (event);
+
+  /* check whether receiver is in the list of contacts to ignore */
+  target = tpl_event_get_receiver (event);
+  if (tpl_log_manager_is_disabled_for_entity (manager, account, target))
+    return FALSE;
+
+  /* check whether sender is in the list of contacts to ignore */
+  target = tpl_event_get_sender (event);
+  if (tpl_log_manager_is_disabled_for_entity (manager, account, target))
+    return FALSE;
+
   /* send the event to any writable log store */
   for (l = priv->writable_stores; l != NULL; l = g_list_next (l))
     {
@@ -1441,3 +1455,166 @@ _tpl_log_manager_search_hit_copy (TplLogSearchHit *hit)
   return _tpl_log_manager_search_hit_new (hit->account, hit->target,
       hit->date);
 }
+
+static gchar *
+_tpl_log_manager_build_identifier (TpAccount *account,
+    TplEntity *entity)
+{
+    gchar *identifier;
+    const gchar *acc_name = tp_proxy_get_object_path (account);
+    if (g_str_has_prefix (acc_name, TP_ACCOUNT_OBJECT_PATH_BASE))
+        acc_name += strlen (TP_ACCOUNT_OBJECT_PATH_BASE);
+
+    identifier = g_strconcat (acc_name, "/", tpl_entity_get_identifier (entity), NULL);
+
+    return identifier;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+_tpl_log_manager_is_disabled_for_entity (TplLogManager *self,
+    const gchar *identifier)
+{
+    gint i;
+    TplLogManagerPriv *priv = self->priv;
+    const gchar **ignorelist;
+
+    priv = self->priv;
+    ignorelist = _tpl_conf_get_ignorelist (priv->conf);
+
+    for (i = 0; ignorelist && ignorelist[i]; i++)
+      {
+        if (g_strcmp0 (ignorelist[i], identifier) == 0)
+        {
+            return TRUE;
+        }
+      }
+
+    return FALSE;
+}
+
+/**
+ * tpl_log_manager_disable_for_entity:
+ * @self: the log manager
+ * @entity a TplEntity
+ *
+ * Disables logging of events for given entity. By default logging is enabled
+ * for all entities.
+ */
+void
+tpl_log_manager_disable_for_entity (TplLogManager *self,
+    TpAccount *account,
+    TplEntity *entity)
+{
+    TplLogManagerPriv *priv;
+    gchar *identifier;
+
+    g_return_if_fail (TPL_IS_LOG_MANAGER (self));
+    g_return_if_fail (TP_IS_ACCOUNT (account));
+    g_return_if_fail (TPL_IS_ENTITY (entity));
+
+    priv = self->priv;
+    identifier = _tpl_log_manager_build_identifier (account, entity);
+    if (!_tpl_log_manager_is_disabled_for_entity (self, identifier))
+      {
+        const gchar **ignorelist = _tpl_conf_get_ignorelist (priv->conf);
+        gchar **newlist;
+        if (ignorelist)
+          {
+            gint newlen;
+            newlist = g_strdupv ((gchar **) ignorelist);
+            newlen = g_strv_length (newlist) + 1;
+            newlist = g_realloc (newlist, sizeof (gchar *) * newlen );
+            newlist[newlen - 1] = g_strdup (identifier);
+          }
+        else
+          {
+            newlist = g_malloc0_n (2, sizeof (gchar *));
+            newlist[0] = g_strdup (identifier);
+          }
+
+        _tpl_conf_set_ignorelist (priv->conf, (const gchar **) newlist);
+        g_strfreev (newlist);
+      }
+
+    g_free (identifier);
+}
+
+/**
+ * tpl_log_manager_enable_for_entity:
+ * @self: the log manager
+ * @entity: a TplEntity
+ *
+ * Re-enables logging of events for entity previously disabled by
+ * tpl_log_manager_disable_for_entity(). By default logging is enabled for all
+ * entities.
+ */
+void
+tpl_log_manager_enable_for_entity (TplLogManager *self,
+    TpAccount *account,
+    TplEntity *entity)
+{
+    TplLogManagerPriv *priv;
+    gchar *identifier;
+
+    g_return_if_fail (TPL_IS_LOG_MANAGER (self));
+    g_return_if_fail (TP_IS_ACCOUNT (account));
+    g_return_if_fail (TPL_IS_ENTITY (entity));
+
+    priv = self->priv;
+    identifier = _tpl_log_manager_build_identifier (account, entity);
+    if (_tpl_log_manager_is_disabled_for_entity (self, identifier))
+      {
+        gint i, j;
+        const gchar **ignorelist = _tpl_conf_get_ignorelist (priv->conf);
+        gchar **newlist;
+
+        if (!ignorelist)
+            return;
+
+        newlist = g_malloc0_n (g_strv_length ((gchar **) ignorelist) - 1,
+            sizeof (gchar *));
+        j = 0;
+        for (i = 0; ignorelist && ignorelist[i]; i++)
+          {
+            if (g_strcmp0 (ignorelist[i], identifier) != 0)
+              {
+                newlist[j] = g_strdup (ignorelist[i]);
+                j++;
+              }
+          }
+
+        _tpl_conf_set_ignorelist (priv->conf, (const gchar **) newlist);
+        g_strfreev (newlist);
+      }
+
+      g_free (identifier);
+}
+
+/**
+ * tpl_log_manager_is_disabled_for_entity:
+ * @self: the log manager
+ * @entity: a TplEntity
+ *
+ * Checks, whether logging is disabled for given entity. By default, logging
+ * is enabled for all entities.
+ *
+ * Returns: %TRUE if logging for the entity has been disabled, %FALSE otherwise.
+ */
+gboolean
+tpl_log_manager_is_disabled_for_entity (TplLogManager *self,
+    TpAccount *account,
+    TplEntity *entity)
+{
+    gboolean is_disabled;
+    gchar *identifier;
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail (TPL_IS_LOG_MANAGER (self), FALSE);
+    g_return_val_if_fail (TP_IS_ACCOUNT (account), FALSE);
+    g_return_val_if_fail (TPL_IS_ENTITY (entity), FALSE);
+
+    identifier = _tpl_log_manager_build_identifier (account, entity);
+    is_disabled = _tpl_log_manager_is_disabled_for_entity (self, identifier);
+    g_free (identifier);
+
+    return is_disabled;
+}
diff --git a/telepathy-logger/log-manager.h b/telepathy-logger/log-manager.h
index bd5e610..df8c0bc 100644
--- a/telepathy-logger/log-manager.h
+++ b/telepathy-logger/log-manager.h
@@ -175,6 +175,18 @@ gboolean tpl_log_manager_search_finish (TplLogManager *self,
     GList **hits,
     GError **error);
 
+void tpl_log_manager_disable_for_entity (TplLogManager *self,
+    TpAccount *account,
+    TplEntity *entity);
+
+void tpl_log_manager_enable_for_entity (TplLogManager *self,
+    TpAccount *account,
+    TplEntity *entity);
+
+gboolean tpl_log_manager_is_disabled_for_entity (TplLogManager *self,
+    TpAccount *account,
+    TplEntity *entity);
+
 void tpl_log_manager_search_free (GList *hits);
 
 G_END_DECLS
diff --git a/tests/dbus/test-log-manager.c b/tests/dbus/test-log-manager.c
index 3137931..1f89cef 100644
--- a/tests/dbus/test-log-manager.c
+++ b/tests/dbus/test-log-manager.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "telepathy-logger/debug-internal.h"
 #include "telepathy-logger/log-manager-internal.h"
 #include "telepathy-logger/log-store-internal.h"
+#include <telepathy-logger/text-event.h>
 
 #include <telepathy-glib/debug-sender.h>
 
@@ -30,6 +31,8 @@ typedef struct
 
   GList *ret;
 
+  gchar *tmp_basedir;
+
   TplLogManager *manager;
 } TestCaseFixture;
 
@@ -122,6 +125,17 @@ static void
 teardown (TestCaseFixture* fixture,
     gconstpointer user_data)
 {
+  if (fixture->tmp_basedir != NULL)
+    {
+      gchar *command = g_strdup_printf ("rm -rf %s", fixture->tmp_basedir);
+
+      if (system (command) == -1)
+          g_warning ("Failed to cleanup tempory test log dir: %s",
+                  fixture->tmp_basedir);
+
+      g_free (fixture->tmp_basedir);
+    }
+
   g_object_unref (fixture->manager);
   fixture->manager = NULL;
 
@@ -215,6 +229,26 @@ setup (TestCaseFixture* fixture,
   DEBUG ("set up finished");
 }
 
+static void
+setup_for_writing (TestCaseFixture *fixture,
+    gconstpointer user_data)
+{
+  gchar *readonly_dir;
+  gchar *writable_dir;
+
+  readonly_dir = g_build_path (G_DIR_SEPARATOR_S,
+      g_getenv ("TPL_TEST_LOG_DIR"), "TpLogger", "logs", NULL);
+
+  writable_dir = g_build_path (G_DIR_SEPARATOR_S,
+      g_get_tmp_dir (), "logger-test-logs", NULL);
+
+  tp_tests_copy_dir (readonly_dir, writable_dir);
+  fixture->tmp_basedir = writable_dir;
+  g_setenv ("TPL_TEST_LOG_DIR", writable_dir, TRUE);
+  g_free (readonly_dir);
+
+  setup (fixture, user_data);
+}
 
 static void
 setup_debug (void)
@@ -512,6 +546,150 @@ test_search (TestCaseFixture *fixture,
   fixture->ret = NULL;
 }
 
+static gboolean
+check_ignored_messages (TestCaseFixture *fixture,
+    TplTextEvent *event,
+    gboolean should_exist)
+{
+  TplEntity *entity;
+  GList *iter;
+  GDate *date;
+
+  g_object_get (event, "sender", &entity, NULL);
+  date = g_date_new_dmy (1, 1, 1970);
+  tpl_log_manager_get_events_for_date_async (
+      fixture->manager,
+      fixture->account,
+      entity,
+      TPL_EVENT_MASK_ANY,
+      date,
+      get_events_for_date_cb,
+      fixture);
+  g_main_loop_run (fixture->main_loop);
+
+  for (iter = fixture->ret; iter; iter = g_list_next (iter)) {
+      TplEvent *found_event = iter->data;
+      gchar *result_token, *ref_token;
+      gboolean exists;
+
+      g_object_get (G_OBJECT (found_event), "message-token", &result_token, NULL);
+      g_object_get (G_OBJECT (event), "message-token", &ref_token, NULL);
+      exists = (g_strcmp0 (result_token, ref_token) == 0);
+
+      if (should_exist != exists) {
+        g_list_free_full (fixture->ret, g_object_unref);
+        return FALSE;
+      }
+  }
+
+  g_list_free_full (fixture->ret, g_object_unref);
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+static void
+test_ignorelist (TestCaseFixture *fixture,
+    gconstpointer user_data)
+{
+  TplTextEvent *event1, *event2;
+  TplEntity *receiver, *sender;
+  TplConf *conf;
+  gboolean passed;
+
+  receiver = tpl_entity_new ("ignoreduser1@collabora.co.uk", TPL_ENTITY_CONTACT, "Me", "no-avatar");
+  sender = tpl_entity_new ("ignoreduser2@collabora.co.uk", TPL_ENTITY_CONTACT, "Someone Else", "no-avatar");
+
+  event1 = g_object_new (TPL_TYPE_TEXT_EVENT,
+    "account", fixture->account,
+    "channel-path", "org.freedesktop.Telepathy.channel.path",
+    "receiver", receiver,
+    "sender", sender,
+    "timestamp", 1,
+    "message-token", "1234",
+    "supersedes-token", "5678",
+    "edit-timestamp", 0,
+    "message-type", TP_CHANNEL_TEXT_MESSAGE_TYPE_NORMAL,
+    "message", "Test 1",
+    NULL);
+
+  event2 = g_object_new (TPL_TYPE_TEXT_EVENT,
+    "account", fixture->account,
+    "channel-path", "org.freedesktop.Telepathy.channel.path",
+    "receiver", sender,
+    "sender", receiver,
+    "timestamp", 2,
+    "message-token", "5678",
+    "supersedes-token", "9012",
+    "edit-timestamp", 0,
+    "message-type", TP_CHANNEL_TEXT_MESSAGE_TYPE_NORMAL,
+    "message", "Test 2",
+    NULL);
+
+  conf = _tpl_conf_dup ();
+
+  /* Ignore messages from both */
+  tpl_log_manager_disable_for_entity (fixture->manager, fixture->account, receiver);
+  tpl_log_manager_disable_for_entity (fixture->manager, fixture->account, sender);
+  g_assert (tpl_log_manager_is_disabled_for_entity (fixture->manager, fixture->account, receiver));
+  g_assert (tpl_log_manager_is_disabled_for_entity (fixture->manager, fixture->account, sender));
+
+  _tpl_log_manager_add_event (fixture->manager, TPL_EVENT (event1), NULL);
+  _tpl_log_manager_add_event (fixture->manager, TPL_EVENT (event2), NULL);
+
+  passed = check_ignored_messages (fixture, event1, FALSE);
+  if (!passed) {
+    _tpl_log_manager_clear_entity (fixture->manager, fixture->account, sender);
+    _tpl_log_manager_clear_entity (fixture->manager, fixture->account, receiver);
+    g_assert (passed);
+  }
+
+  passed = check_ignored_messages (fixture, event2, FALSE);
+  _tpl_log_manager_clear_entity (fixture->manager, fixture->account, sender);
+  _tpl_log_manager_clear_entity (fixture->manager, fixture->account, receiver);
+  if (!passed) {
+    g_assert (passed);
+  }
+
+  /* Ignore message only from ignoreduser1 */
+  tpl_log_manager_enable_for_entity (fixture->manager, fixture->account, sender);
+  g_assert (!tpl_log_manager_is_disabled_for_entity (fixture->manager, fixture->account, sender));
+  g_assert (tpl_log_manager_is_disabled_for_entity (fixture->manager, fixture->account, receiver));
+  _tpl_log_manager_add_event (fixture->manager, TPL_EVENT (event1), NULL);
+  _tpl_log_manager_add_event (fixture->manager, TPL_EVENT (event2), NULL);
+
+  passed = check_ignored_messages (fixture, event1, FALSE);
+  if (!passed) {
+    _tpl_log_manager_clear_entity (fixture->manager, fixture->account, sender);
+    _tpl_log_manager_clear_entity (fixture->manager, fixture->account, receiver);
+    g_assert (passed);
+  }
+
+  passed = check_ignored_messages (fixture, event2, TRUE);
+  _tpl_log_manager_clear_entity (fixture->manager, fixture->account, sender);
+  _tpl_log_manager_clear_entity (fixture->manager, fixture->account, receiver);
+  if (!passed) {
+    g_assert (passed);
+  }
+
+  /* Don't ignore any message */
+  tpl_log_manager_enable_for_entity (fixture->manager, fixture->account, receiver);
+  g_assert (!tpl_log_manager_is_disabled_for_entity (fixture->manager, fixture->account, sender));
+  g_assert (!tpl_log_manager_is_disabled_for_entity (fixture->manager, fixture->account, receiver));
+  _tpl_log_manager_add_event (fixture->manager, TPL_EVENT (event1), NULL);
+
+  passed = check_ignored_messages (fixture, event1, TRUE);
+  _tpl_log_manager_clear_entity (fixture->manager, fixture->account, sender);
+  _tpl_log_manager_clear_entity (fixture->manager, fixture->account, receiver);
+  if (!passed) {
+    g_assert (passed);
+  }
+
+  g_object_unref (conf);
+  g_object_unref (event1);
+  g_object_unref (event2);
+  g_object_unref (sender);
+  g_object_unref (receiver);
+}
 
 int
 main (int argc, char **argv)
@@ -564,6 +742,10 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
       TestCaseFixture, params,
       setup, test_search, teardown);
 
+  g_test_add ("/log-manager/ignorelist",
+      TestCaseFixture, params,
+      setup_for_writing, test_ignorelist, teardown);
+
   retval = g_test_run ();
 
   g_list_foreach (l, (GFunc) g_hash_table_unref, NULL);
diff --git a/tests/dbus/test-tpl-log-store-xml.c b/tests/dbus/test-tpl-log-store-xml.c
index 35e3178..4351f73 100644
--- a/tests/dbus/test-tpl-log-store-xml.c
+++ b/tests/dbus/test-tpl-log-store-xml.c
@@ -25,27 +25,6 @@ typedef struct
 
 
 static void
-copy_dir (const gchar *from_dir, const gchar *to_dir)
-{
-  gchar *command;
-
-  // If destination directory exist erase it
-  command = g_strdup_printf ("rm -rf %s", to_dir);
-  g_assert (system (command) == 0);
-  g_free (command);
-
-  command = g_strdup_printf ("cp -r %s %s", from_dir, to_dir);
-  g_assert (system (command) == 0);
-  g_free (command);
-
-  // In distcheck mode the files and directory are read-only, fix that
-  command = g_strdup_printf ("chmod -R +w %s", to_dir);
-  g_assert (system (command) == 0);
-  g_free (command);
-}
-
-
-static void
 setup (XmlTestCaseFixture* fixture,
     gconstpointer user_data)
 {
@@ -81,7 +60,7 @@ setup_for_writing (XmlTestCaseFixture *fixture,
   writable_dir = g_build_path (G_DIR_SEPARATOR_S,
       g_get_tmp_dir (), "logger-test-logs", NULL);
 
-  copy_dir (readonly_dir, writable_dir);
+  tp_tests_copy_dir (readonly_dir, writable_dir);
   fixture->tmp_basedir = writable_dir;
   g_free (readonly_dir);
 
diff --git a/tests/lib/util.c b/tests/lib/util.c
index 690365c..b58227e 100644
--- a/tests/lib/util.c
+++ b/tests/lib/util.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 #include "util.h"
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #ifdef G_OS_UNIX
 # include <unistd.h> /* for alarm() */
 #endif
@@ -210,6 +211,26 @@ _tp_tests_assert_strv_equals (const char *file,
 }
 
 void
+tp_tests_copy_dir (const gchar *from_dir, const gchar *to_dir)
+{
+  gchar *command;
+
+  // If destination directory exist erase it
+  command = g_strdup_printf ("rm -rf %s", to_dir);
+  g_assert (system (command) == 0);
+  g_free (command);
+
+  command = g_strdup_printf ("cp -r %s %s", from_dir, to_dir);
+  g_assert (system (command) == 0);
+  g_free (command);
+
+  // In distcheck mode the files and directory are read-only, fix that
+  command = g_strdup_printf ("chmod -R +w %s", to_dir);
+  g_assert (system (command) == 0);
+  g_free (command);
+}
+
+void
 tp_tests_create_and_connect_conn (GType conn_type,
     const gchar *account,
     TpBaseConnection **service_conn,
diff --git a/tests/lib/util.h b/tests/lib/util.h
index 7eab77d..ba96c7b 100644
--- a/tests/lib/util.h
+++ b/tests/lib/util.h
@@ -54,4 +54,6 @@ void tp_tests_result_ready_cb (GObject *object,
 
 void tp_tests_abort_after (guint sec);
 
+void tp_tests_copy_dir (const gchar *from_dir, const gchar *to_dir);
+
 #endif /* #ifndef __TP_TESTS_LIB_UTIL_H__ */